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<br />/lC!xican Cut is a very fr<1<lile ecosystem. It is ideally suited
<br />for basic biolugical rese~rch due to 1) its long-time isolation
<br />which 11...1S ,-,.Limillilted most traces of l1ulI\an intervention, 2) its
<br />physioyraphic orGanization into step-like units at differing
<br />altitudes, ranging from spruce-fir, SUbalpine forest to high
<br />nlpiJ10, 3) its unj,~ue vnri,ntj,on of populations iJ'1 adjncent
<br />hab1tilts, ilnd 4) tho easo of lTIanagomcnt to prevent encroachment
<br />I' J:"()m I\t'1911))or.i.n<] arL'as. 'l'NC is the owner and HI'll:lI~ has the reSpon-
<br />sibility of caretaker institution. 'l'he basic m.IBI. policy has been
<br />to ut.il.ize Mexican Cut as a rc'search pn,sorve as i",olated from human
<br />impact as possible. Such isolaLed habitaLs are very rare in the
<br />modern worl d n f: h i(Jh humau dons i ty, inc.Lccwed r.ccrcation dcmunds
<br />which includ(~ w.l1dern(~ss campin'1, li\nd deve;,lol'lllc'nt., mining,
<br />q1',:.,/:LII<I, and ,;t:ll.p-contl.Ll11l'cl (ilJh '.;LockiJl<j. ()V('l. the last t.on
<br />'yc~rs, . the major impa.ct on r.1oxican Cut.. ecosYfJh:nil has stemmr..:!d from
<br />t'hl.',' l:c~::;Qat'ch dctivitl(.}::i Lh(Jmselv(~~;:. Such cff(1CtS can never be
<br />c1.i.llliJ\;lt'l~d unt..iI bioloqists C;1n wi\lk on air or vmter. '['he
<br />Clll~l(la(; \.Jod1H of H~lBL J\\an.a90nl()nt. or t-lexi.ci\n Cut. ar(~ t;o cont.inuo
<br />e.ffot.t~:; to m.inind~I.I.~ (~f[ccts of research (')J1(l c'dUC"ltional Clctivi.t:i.eB,
<br />Illalutain t.ho area dS isolated os possible frOtH oxternal influcJlc(!B,
<br />;11\<.1 to foster basic research of tho hi.qhnst qual i.ty. Hexican Cul,
<br />i.ll th i ,.; WilY, "lIt con L1: ibute to the ba sic core (l [ hUfililn knowhHlqn
<br />of Tlil t:.uJ:-dl QCOi,.Yfi{':('IllH and pl~ov.Ldc a l)aui~.; by whi.ch to Jll<1tlSUrC 1Il~\1l1 ~;}
<br />imiJ.1ct on b.ls el\vir.o1\n\ent. .
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<br />On August 8, 19'11, RlllJL Board of 'l'rustees formally a[>pointed a
<br />Hoxic~u Cut Coordinator t.o handle all matters concerning tbe
<br />J1C Hescarch PJ:eserve as follows:
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<br />1) Coordini.\to all research projects in Hexicall CuI; to prevent:
<br />Ullll.,ccssilry con E.U.c t 0 f in Leres ts and imprOl'L~r or potentiiilly
<br />d(,~~;t.l-llctivlJ 0xpl.-jriments,
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<br />~?) l\ct a~:; tl clcc.u".i.nq-houue for all OClW propo,God projecl:~',j after
<br />con~3Ultilt.J()n with Llho diH'ctor, <:Ind the other reseaL'chers
<br />committed to thc~ nr.(~~l,
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<br />J) Or<jani2c a \veekly meeting of r,Jexican Cut .(osoarchers fO.1: fl:OO
<br />c~xchanqQ of ideas,
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<br />4) Co.llect publ.icaLJons which rosult from re[;("ln:11 in tho ar()u and
<br />tranf;mit titles .to the President of the llo<1rd of '!'I:m;t..(,OU, and
<br />reprinL" Lo the direcLol:, librarian, and chainnan 01' tho
<br />Na tlll'ul IIrOi1:'3 Commit toe,
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<br />5) thxlii'lte necessnry ex~)cndit.u'los w.i th tho d,i..r...~ctor and tJ:(1i13U,t:'O('
<br />of WlllL,
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<br />l;) Con;:ult wHh and inform t.he chuinui1l1 of the N<:Itural Areas
<br />Conuni ttou nnd t:he I.ia i~;()11 wi t.h 'i'NC of lldv is':ibJ.o cxpundl tUJ:'QS fl:t,1ll
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